Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
NATIONAL AFFAIRS,
lhrockmorton to Start for Home Next
Monday--The Organized Militia
Strength Of Texas.
A question Whether Manning and Jor-
dan Have Not Made Themselves
Liable to Impeachment.
hhe senate Finance Committee Sits Down
Hard on Louisvllle's Aspirations
for a Sub Treasury
THROCKMoRToN's RETIREMENT

| Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IO.-Goyerner
Throckmorton has been i'll for several
weeks and has Just recovered. He has
| accomplished everything that could be
done in the way of Pacific railroad legis-
lation and matters entrusted to his care.
ard leaves on Monday next for MS home
at Mckinney, Tex. The Governor Will
then retire from official life He has been
most useful member for the Lone Star
State and has protected its interests zeal
ously in Congress. His withdrawal from
political life is greatly regretted here,
where he is esteemed by all who know
him and has made legions of friends both
in and out of Congress.
SIREN 9Th OF TEXAS MILITIA
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-In the abstract
CT the militia force of the United States.
prepared by the Secretary of War, the
organized militia strength of Texas is
given as follows: General officers and
general staff "a; cavalry, commissioned
20, non-commissioned 225; artillery, COM
missioned is, nOn-commissioned 76; in
fantry, commissioned 1874, non-commis-
stoned 1917; total for the entire state 1928.
HERE'S STATE OF THINGS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-NeWs comes
that the New Western National Bank of
New York has been organized with Secre-
tary Manning as President, and Treasurer
Jordan as Vice-President The matter
has created stir in political circles be-
cause tits known that the resignation of
neither gentlemen has been accepted, and
they are both still filling their respective
positions to all intents and purposes, no
communication from the Secretary
having been received as late as this after
noon by the Senate 1t is argued
that neither gentleman would be eligible
or likely to be elected as an officer of the
new bank unless he owned some stock in
the concern, and 20 be thus interested is
forbidden both of them by the laws.
Section 243 OF the Revised Statutes for
bids the Secretary of the Treasury, or the
First Comptroller, or the Treasurer, or
the Auditor, or the Register from being
directly or indirectly connected or
interested in the carrying on of
any business of trade or commerce
or to be concerned in the purchase or
disposal of any public securities Of any
state of the United States, etc, and any
one offending against this statute shall
be adjudged guilty of high misdemean-
or and punished upon conviction by
fine of $4,000 and be removed from Office
ana be rendered incapable of ever again
holding office under the United
States. 1t is further stipulated that any
enc giving information which will lead to
the conviction of any one under the pro-
visions of this law shall be given half Of
the fine Of $4,000 1t was this
statute which barred A. T.
Stewart from being sworn n as
Secretary of the Treasury when he
was appointed at the outset Of President
Grants administration. Ii Messrs. Man
ming and Jordan have thus Interested
themselves in the new bank, they have
clearly rendered themselves liable TO i'm
parchment by Congress. 1t is known
hat there is not any too good feeling for
hem existing among the silver men in
Congress, and 1t would surprise no one if
some action was taken looking to an in
in the matter.
THE LOUISVILLE SUB TREASURY BILL
special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IO.-Tde Senate
inaDce committee has submitted an adj
Ierse report or the Louisville sub-treas-
Try bill. The report IS quite volumin-
'us document, the reasons for rejecting
he proposition being set forth at some
ength. The committee says that no pub
ic interest would be advanced by the To-
alton Of sub-tr, asury at Louisville,
s ample facilities for disbursing and col
Getting public moneys are now insured
through the designated Repositories in
hat city without risk or Expense, and the
money is retained in the regular channels
# trade. The number of sub-treasuries,
he committee thinks, is, already too large.
he causes which led to the establish
lent of the system do not now eX-
st. When the system was inaugurated
n 1916 the government repositories were
Insecure and state banks were unsafe. No
would arise to the banks or
eople IF Louisville by the establishment
sub-treasury now, except that they
Iould not then be obliged to pay for trans
hitting gold and silver coin 60 the nesrest
ub-treasury for redemption or exchange.
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